(1) The department shall conduct and, when appropriate, incorporate into the FAIM project evaluation a study to investigate the impact of its sanctions policy on families participating in the FAIM project. The study must include but not be limited to:
- (a) information on the rate of successful appeals of sanctions imposed on individuals;
- (b) what circumstances led to any improper sanctioning;
- (c) what services or assistance could have prevented the improper sanctioning of the individual; and
- (d) what services or assistance could be provided to individuals to lower the sanction rate in the FAIM project.
- (2) The study must also include model policies outlining progressive disciplinary practices used in the private sector and the applicability of those practices to the FAIM program.
- (3) The study must be conducted as part of the department's current efforts to evaluate the FAIM project.
- (4) The department shall report the progress of the study to the 57th legislature.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 458, L. 1999.